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William Congreve on Women

1670–1729 England

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2 quotes

Women are like tricks by sleight of hand,
Which, to admire, we should not understand.

Love for Love (1695)

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

The Mourning Bride (1697)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Congreve (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.